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New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol

Security Affairs

Experts uncovered a new Go-based multi-platform malware, tracked as NKAbuse, which is the first malware abusing NKN technology. The malicious code is written in Go language, it is the first malware that relies on the NKN technology for data exchange between peers. The protocol enables secure and low-cost data transfer.

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The War in Technology: A Digital Iron Curtain Goes Up

SecureWorld News

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

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Breaking the Ice on DICE: scaling secure Internet of Things Identities

The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group*, Dennis Mattoon of Microsoft Research gives us the low-down on DICE: the Device Identifier Composition Engine Architectures, which provides a means of solving a range of security and identity problems on low cost, low power IoT endpoints. Among them: establishing strong device.

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Unveiling NKAbuse: a new multiplatform threat abusing the NKN protocol

SecureList

During an incident response performed by Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team ( GERT ) and GReAT, we uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named “NKAbuse” The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.

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Honoring our ‘Cybersecurity Defender of the Year’

Cisco Security

Currently, over 14,000 customers are using it to share technology insights, feedback, and best practices, and also make meaningful connections with others in the industry. Hindriks has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, and has been a member of the Cisco Gateway since 2017. They are: .

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

Subsequent analysis revealed earlier instances of suspicious code dating back to 2017. Importantly, our investigation, which considered binary timestamps, indicated that this exploit was created prior to April 2017. It is worth noting that the EternalBlue exploit was publicly disclosed by the Shadow Brokers group on April 14, 2017.

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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage.

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